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.:-^§@@###         ...::-@# dreams #@-::...         ###@@§^-:.
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.:-^§@@###         internal visionary state         ###@@§^-:.
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.:-^§@@###            the spirit travels            ###@@§^-:.
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.:-^§@@###                  a cost                  ###@@§^-:.
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.:--^^§@@# i  wake  suddenly,  and   for  a  second #@@§^^--:.
.:-^§@@### everything is  completely  calm and dead ###@@§^-:.
.:-^§@@### silent.  it's  dark,  and  warm,  and  i ###@@§^-:.
.:-^§@@### slowly  start   to  piece   together  my ###@@§^-:.
....--^@@@        consciousness and my body.        @@@^--....
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.....-§@@# then  the   fear  hits  me  and  i  feel #@@§-.....
.:-^§@@###   acutely sick. something is -wrong-.    ###@@§^-:.
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...::^§§@# there are circles and crosses  inscribed #@§§^::...
....:^§§@# all  over my vision,  pressing in, being #@§§^:....
....-§§@@@ almost hostile. i can  feel them squirm, @@@§§-....
.:-^§@@@##    their internal logic changing and     ##@@@§^-:.
.:-^§@#### grinding trenches in my mind. it's  like ####@§^-:.
.:-^§@#### language,  sentences i  can't hide from, ####@§^-:.
.:-^§@@### forcefully  transcribed  in my mind, and ###@@§^-:.
......:^@#            doing damage there.           #@^:......
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.:-^§@@### then  i realize  i  can't  hear anything ###@@§^-:.
......-§@#      because there's something there     #@§-......
.:-^§@@###    already, droning everything out, a    ###@@§^-:.
....:^^§@# rapid  melody,  almost caustic  in  it's #@§^^:....
.:-^§@@###        particular microtonality.         ###@@§^-:.
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.:-^§@@@@# my  surroundings are entirely calm. it's #@@@@§^-:.
.:-^§@@###              almost mocking.             ###@@§^-:.
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.:-^§@@### i  feel  helpless,  but i  must  try  to ###@@§^-:.
.:-^§@@### escape.  to crawl on the floor searching ###@@§^-:.
.....:^§@# relief, such is  my nature. turning  the #@§^:.....
.:-^§@@###     lights on does nothing... getting    ###@@§^-:.
.:-^§@####  outside does nothing... drinking water  ####@§^-:.
.:-^§@@### does  noting...  but  time does -  after ###@@§^-:.
.:-^§@@###     thirty seconds i'm normal again,     ###@@§^-:.
...::^@@@# doubting anything of  this  happened  in #@@@^::...
.:-^§@@###             the first place.             ###@@§^-:.
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.:-^§@@### my  eyes are still tense though, scared. ###@@§^-:.
.:-^§@@### i    don't   know    what    to    make. ###@@§^-:.
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.:-^§@@###              but i'm tired.              ###@@§^-:.
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.:-^§@@### this can happen  if you  wander too far, ###@@§^-:.
....:^^§@# i  guess?  i  shouldn't be  so  reckless #@§^^:....
.:-^§@@###              when dreaming?              ###@@§^-:.
...:-^§@@# i imagine a  prick on the  nose,  that's #@@§^-:...
...:::^^@# what  these are. like you do with  a cat #@^^:::...
.:-^§@@### who comes to  close  to your sandwich... ###@@§^-:.
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